Medical-Surgical Nursing II
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Galen
Question:
Leukemia
Answer:
cancer of white blood cells, overgrowth of leukocytes
,Question:
S/S of Leukemia
Answer:
Fever
Headaches
Easy bleeding (thrombosis)
Swollen lymph nodes
Frequent or persistent infections
Question:
Treatment of leukemia
Answer:
Chemotherapy
Radiation
Bone marrow transplant
Stem cell transplant
,Question:
What should you monitor for in a patient with leukemia?
Answer:
Potential for infection
Anemia
Abnormal bleeding
Severe anorexia
Increased levels of uric acid in the urine & blood (due to chemotherapy)
Question:
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Answer:
Autoimmune disease in which immune system attacks connective tissue
throughout body such as in joints and skin
, Question:
S/S of systemic lupus erythematosus
Answer:
Extreme fatigue
Red rash usually on the face ( malar or butterfly rash )
Sensitivity to the sun
Mouth ulcers
Edema & swollen glands
Question:
Hodgkin lymphoma
Answer:
malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue in the spleen and lymph nodes
Question:
non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
Answer:
cancer of the lymphatic tissues other than Hodgkin lymphoma